Cooker.



P. G. HUBERT.

APPLIOATION .FILED DEQ. 20, 1907.

Patented May 4, 1999.

P. G. HUBERT.

GOOKER.

APPLICATION FILED DBo.2o,1907.

Patented May.4, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATENT onirica.

PHILIP G. HUBERT, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA COOKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application led December 20, 1907. Serial No. 407,285.

Tocll whom it mafyconcern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP G. HUBERT, a citizen of the United States, residingr at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cookers, ot' which the lollowing is a speciiication.

My invention consist-s of a novel combina-I A tion of a burner or other' heatinp means with one or more oi the devices commonly known as tireless cookers and it further consists in the novel construction of such iireless cookers for adaption to this combination. n

rPhe prime obfect of my invention is to provide a novel and efficient combination whereby the articles to be cooked may be initially heated by means oi the stove and thoroughly cooked with the minimum amount of fuel or heating agent.

A further object is to provide a mechanism which is simple in operation and which easily lends itself to easy and rapidcooking.

A further object resides in the construction of the cooker so that Ait may absorb a large quantity of heat to be utilized in the cooking of the articles placed therein.

I accomplish the above obuiects by1ncans ofthe device described herein and illustra-ted in the accompanying drawings, in whichz- Figure 1,--is a front elevation ot' my improved cooker. Fig. 2,--is a vertical section of a portion of the same with the parts in their operative positions. Fig. 3,-is a sectional plan view taken on linc 3---3 of Fig.

f 2. NFig. 4,-is a sectional detail oi one of the weights and the mechanism therefor.

Referring to the drawings 5 designates a cabinet case which may be constructed as a separate piece of furniture or it may be built ititiilthe wall of an apartment to form a Ytixturze therein. As the cooker is conveniently su pported at a workin@ height from the loor the lower part of case drawers" 6 or any other utilities which may be desired. Above the drawers the cabinet is preferably divided into two vertical runways 7v and 8 by a central partition 9 and cooker boxes 10 and l1 are adapted to slidc vertically in runways? and 8, being held in position by guides 12 mounted on central partitionQ and on si'de walls 13 ot'. the cabinet.l Counter balance weights 1 4 are connected to boxes 10 and 114 by cords 15 which pass over f ulleys 16 and the weights are Isufficiently eavy to allow boxes 10 and 11 to be lifted Withv but a slight effort.

5 may be occupied by l At the bottom oi each of runways l7 and 8 l is a burner 17 mounted in a preferably mctallic box 18 which projects above the burner y and supports a plato 1) above the saine. .l l have shown a cooker which Ais especially adapted i'or home or hotel use and have conf sequcntlv constructed the same for both boiling` and thc like and for baking. To this l end the cooker on the lei't is constructed of a circular contlgnlration and box 18 is therefore circular, wl Y square as is box 1S. The lett hand or boiling cooker will be Airst described and the bal-:- ing` cooker afterward described in. so iar as its construction differs trom the boiling cooker.

Cooker box l() is square as shown in Fig. 3 and is open at its lower end. A lining 2() ot I hair telt is provided immediately against thc outer walls of the box and immediately adjacent this liningT is a lillingl 21 olt sawdust or similar material which is packed tightly in place between lining 20 and an inner liningr 22 of asbestos or other similarr-insulating material. Lining 22 is placed innnediatcl r laround an inner circular wall or lining 123 which may be toi-med either ol' earthen ware or' cast iron or in fact any material which will absorb a large quantity ol' heat. A facing 24 covers 'the bottom edge ol' the completed box and holds the constituent parts 1n proper relation to cach other and also pie vents filling '21 l'roni escaping. lVhen in its operative position as shown in Fig'. 2 facing' 24 rests upon a'llling 35 oi hair i'elt or other suitable material which is placed around box 18 in the cabinet and thus forms an air a'iid heat tight jointbctwecn the cabinet and the cooker box. Asbestos or magnesium may well be used in this position as they are noncombustible and are also nori-conductors oi l heat.

In the operation of my improved cooker a receptacle 3() is placed on plate 19 with tho articlesy there-in to be cooked and a iii-e is l started at burner 17. This burner may be ot l any preferred type such as gas or gasolene and the fuel sted thereto through a supply pipe 31. Cooker box 10 is then lowered to a position a short distance above the burner so that, although the rece )tacle is inclosed, sufficient space is aiiorde for the burner to be thoroughly ventilated while' the hre is burning. The tire is continued until receptacle 30 and its contents are thoroughly heated anduntil inner wall or liningr 28 has rile the cooker on thc right is 'absorbed its maximum amount of heat.

Lining 23 is constructed for this particular purpose of amaterial which will quickly absorb a large amount of heat and slowly radiate the same. After the fire has been shut off cooker box is lowered into its operative position as shown in Fig. 2 and the articles to be cooked together with heated .lining 23 are thereby inclosed by non-conductingl walls which hold their heat for a long period of time. a large amount of heat this heat is gradually given ofi and passes into the articles which are being cooked. Thus the temperaturel of the cooker is maintained for a long period of time and the articles therein are thoroughly cooked without any danger of overheating.

The right hand or baking cooker differs slightly in construction from the boiling cooker in order to adapt it to baking. To this end cooker box 11 is provided with an inner lining eorresjonding to inner lining 23 of cooker' box 10, lining 35 however being square in coniiguration so that an oven 36 of usual construction may be placed within the cooker. The operation of this cooker is pre cisely the same as the one just described, oven 36 taking the place of inner lining 23 in absorbing and holding a large amount of heat to be subsequently radiated into the articles .which are being` baked.

As illustrated in Fig. 1 I have provided cabinet 5 of suiiicient height to enable cooker boxes 10 and 11 to be raised above the burnersa convenient distance so thatthe ordinary operations may b/e c'arried on underneath them. In this figure I have shown cooker box 10 as-being in its elevated posi tion and cooker box 1l as in its lowered or operative iosition. Handles 37 are provided for t ie manipulation of the boxes and weights 14 are just sufficiently heavy to allow the boxes to be placed in and to remain in any' position. A

In Fig. 4 I have shown in detail the arrangement for relieving weights 14 from the cooker boxes so that the saine may rest with their lull weight upon the cooker bases and thereby form a tight joint to prevent theescape ol heat from the cooker. .lo this end weights 14 are comprised of frames 40 which are adapted to receive bricks 4.1 or other suitable objects, these frames boing sus pended from the rear ends 'of cords 15 in a compartment 42 in cabinet 5. Directly above each ol frames I have provided on cabinet 5 a pivotedlever 43 from whose rear Lining 23 having stored upend a hook 44 depends and is adapted to I hook under .the top of frame 40. Upon the downward movement of lever 43 at its forward endgveight 14 is raised and cord 15 is thereby loosened as shown in F ig. 1, a hook 45 being hooked over the forward .end of leverl 43 an?"L holding the same in position. When it is desired to release the weights so as to raise the cooker box, hook 44 is released from engagement with frame 40 by means of a cord 46 which is attached to the upwardly projecting end 47 of hook 44 and which is arranged in a convenient position to be operated from the front o'f the cooker.

`From the foregoing description it will be observed that I have provided a novel com bination of a burner and a iireless cooker whereby the ordinary operations of cooking may be conveniently and eiliciently carried out. It will further be noted that in the construction of the cooking boxes I have provided a meanswhereby the temperature ofthe articles placed Within the same may be maintained at a high point for a suiiicient length of time to thoroughly cook any article of food.

Having described my invention' what I claim as new and desire to secure Letters Patent is l. A cooker comprising a casing provided I 2. A cooker comprising a casing provided i with a vertical runway, a heating means at the bottom thereof, a cooker box slidable in said runway and adapted to rest over said heating means, a counter-balance for said box, and means for relieving the box from the operation of the counter-balance when the box is in lowered position.

3. In a deviceof the kind described, a cooker box, a counter-balance, a hook adapted to engage said counter-balance, a lever to which said hook is attached, a retaining hook for said lever, and means for tripping said iirst named liook.-

In witness that vI claim the foregoing .I have hereunto subscribed my name this 11th day of December, 1907.

PHILIP G. HUBERT.

,'Vitncsscsz Emi UND A. Srnii'osn, OLLrn PALMER. 

